Basket



Jan. 2, 1934.

w. 1-1. WALKER BASKET Filed March 20, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 2, 1934. w. H. WALKER 1,941,819

BASKET Filed March 20, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 2, 1934 PATENT OFFICE BASKET Walter Houghton Walker, New York, N. Y., as-

signor to Ottawa River Paper Company, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application March 20, 1933. Serial No. 661,735

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a basket made from corrugated paper board or similar material and particularly adapted for store display purposes.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a basket of the character stated, which may be folded flat for convenience in packing for storage or shipment and which may be easily set up. The basket is preferably made from a single blank which is die out in a single operation. basket is so formed that its sides are self-locking and the raw edges of the blank are for the most part concealed, when the basket is set up.

The above and other novel features of the invention will be more specifically described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the basket is made;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the basket partially set up;

Figure 3, is a similar viewof the basket in a subsequent stage in the setting up operation;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the completed basket;

Figure 5 is a central longitudinal section of the basket, as shown in Figure 2 Figure 6 is a section taken on the line 66 of Figure 5;

Figure '1' is a section taken on the line 7'? of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a central longitudinal section of the basket, as shown in Figure 3;

Figure 9 is a section taken on the line '9-9 of Figure 8;

Figure 10 is a perspective inside view of one of the corners of the completed basket.

As illustrated in the drawings, the basket com prises a back 1 with a bottom 2 integrally connected to the lower edge of the back at the fold line 3. Side and front walls 4, 5 and 6 are connected in series at the fold lines 7 and 8 and one of the side walls, as '4, is connected to one side of the back 1 at the fold line 9. The free edge of the side wall 6 is secured to the other side of the back by a tape 10 or other suitable securing means.

In the preferred form of the basket, the upper edges of the walls are longer than the bottom edges, so that when the basket is set up, the walls converge downwardly. The dimensions of the bottom 2 are also somewhat'greater'than the lower edges of the corresponding walls so that, .when the basket is set up, the bottom rests in wedging relation to the walls and is supported thereby.

The bottom 2 has a flap 11 connected to its The front edge at the line 12 and, in setting up the basket, the flap 11 is turned upwardly and rests against the inside face of the front wall 5, as shown in Figures 2, 5 and 8. The ends of the flap 11 are inclined, as shown at 25, so that they fit within the sloping side walls 4 and 6 and are supported thereby.

The front wall 5 has a flap 13 connected to its upper edge at the fold line 14 and adapted to be folded over the flap 11 to form an inner facing for the front wall of the basket, as shown in Figures 3 and 8. The wall 4 has a flap 15' connected to its upper edge at the fold line 16 and the side wall 6 has a similar flap 17 connected to its upper edge at the fold line 18. After 10 the flap 13 has been folded in, as shown in Figure 3, the flaps 15 and 1'? are folded in to form inner facings for the side walls 4 and 6, thus completing the basket.

The ends of the flap 13 are formed with projections 19 which engage notches 20 in the adjacent ends of the flaps 15 and 1'7 when the flaps are folded in, and similarly the edge portions 21 of the flaps 15 and 1'7 engage notches 22 in the ends of the flap 13, thus forming interlocking connections between the facings of the front and side walls of the basket. Each of the flaps 15 and 17 is also provided with a tongue 23 which engages a notch 24 in the bottom 2 as the final step in the setting up operation is completed.

In the completed basket, therefore, the front edge of the bottom 2 is firmly supported by the wedging engagement of the inclined ends 25 of the flap 11 with the side walls 4 and 6 and the side edges of the bottom are also supported throughout their length by their engagement with the sloping side walls. The interlocking engaging means 19, 20, 21 and 22 between the ends of the front wall 5 and the adjacent ends of the side walls 4 and 6, in conjunction with the locking means 23, 24, hold the inner flaps 13, 15 and 17 effectively when the basket is completed. The raw edges of the side walls and of the flaps 11, 13, 15 and 17 are completely concealed so that the basket presents a very neat and finished 10o appearance.

The basket is intended primarily for advertising display and the exposed walls and back may be printed with suitable advertising matter.

While I have illustrated and described the invention in its preferred form, it will be apparent that various modifications may be made in the form and structural features of the basket without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. A basket, made from sheet material, comprising a back, downwardly tapered side and front walls, a bottom connected to said back, an upturned flap connected to the front edge of the bottom and wedged between the side walls adjacent the front wall, a flap connected to the upper edge of the front wall and extending downwardly inside the said upturned flap to form an inner facing for the front wall, and similar flaps connected to the upper edges of the side walls and forming inner facings therefor.

2. A basket, made from sheet material, comprising a back, downwardly tapered side and front walls, a bottom connected to said back, an upturned flap connected to the front edge of the bottom and wedged between the side walls adjacent the front wall, a flap connected to the up-, per edge of the front wall and extending downwardly inside the said upturned flap to form an inner facing for the front wall, similar flaps connected to the upper edges of the side walls and forming inner facings therefor, said side wall flaps being in locking relation to the front wall flap, and interlocking connections between the side wall flaps and said bottom.

3. A basket, made from comparatively stiff material, comprising a back and a front wall, downwardly and inwardly sloping side walls, a bottom connected to said back and an upturned flap connected to the front edge of the bottom and having sloping edges in wedging relation to the sloping side walls.

4. A basket, made from comparatively stiff material, comprising a back and a front wall, downwardly and inwardly sloping side walls, and a bottom connected to said back with its side edges resting against the sloping faces of the respective side walls above the lower edges of the latter so as to be supported thereby.

5. A basket, made from comparativelystiff sheet material, comprising a back and a front wall, downwardly and inwardly sloping side walls, a bottom connected to said back, an upturned flap connected to the front edge of the bottom and having sloping edges in wedging relation to the sloping side walls, flaps depending from the upper edges of the front and side walls respectively, and means for locking said depending flaps in position to constitute inner facings for the respective walls.

6. A basket, made from comparatively stiff sheet material, comprising a back and a front wall, downwardly and inwardly sloping side walls, abottom connected to said back with its side edges resting against the sloping faces of the respective side walls above the lower edges of the latter so as to be supported thereby, flaps depending from the upper edges of the front and side walls respectively, and means for locking 

